Fraud

TaxMama s Tax Quips Forged by Ex

January 18, 2010

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Today TaxMama hears from Tami in Tennessee who’s been violated. “What can you do when your ex-spouse forged your signature on a tax return? I have a copy of the form 8879 where my signature is obviously signed by my ex husband. The refund of over $4000 was deposited in his checking account. What do [...]

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Theft Loss

August 13, 2009

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Today TaxMama hears from James in Delaware, with this problem. “We were robbed in January and the cost of items stolen well exceeded the insurance companies total reimbursement of (10%). Can we claim any of the non covered loss in the 2009 tax year and how?” Share this:

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IRS Warns Taxpayers to Beware of First-Time Homebuyer Credit Fraud

July 31, 2009
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Courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced its first successful prosecution related to fraud involving the first-time homebuyer credit and warned taxpayers to beware of this type of scheme. On Thursday July 23, 2009, a Jacksonville, Fla.-tax preparer, James Otto Price III, pled guilty to falsely claiming the [...]

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Tax Pro Subpoena

July 21, 2009

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Today TaxMama hears from Andy in Michigan, who asks. “If a tax preparer is handed a subpoena to have a lawyer review a clients tax returns and other material, what are the privilege and confidentiality rules in this situation?” Share this:

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W-2 from ex Boyfriend

March 25, 2009

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Today TaxMama hears from Holly in Indiana with a huge problem. “Several years ago, I dated a man that painted homes for a living. Periodically I would help him, but never full time. I never was given a check or any form of money or income. We lived together and he paid all bills, food [...]

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Family Wages

January 7, 2009

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Today TaxMama hears from Lena in Virginia, who wants to know. “In order for a family member to be paid wages, do they have to perform the actual task on a regular basis? Or is it sufficient if they are able to perform the task when needed?” Share this:

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Turning in Tax Criminals

November 19, 2008

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Today TaxMama hears from Victor in Florida who wants to know. “Is there some type of reward for turning in or catching tax criminals?” Dear Victor, Yup. There is. In fact, you can even find an old IRS press release on TaxMama.com from May of 2000 that talks about the program. http://www.taxmama.com/IRSnews/reward.htm Use Form 211 [...]

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Refusing to Provide TIN

October 13, 2008

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Today TaxMama hears from George in California with this problem. “What course of action can a company take if a payee, who has already been paid for services rendered, avoids or refuses to give his tax ID information (W-9) for 1099 tax reporting purposes?” Share this:

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